Opposite Words Worksheet
Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”
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- 1.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
- 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) Monday (d) river
- 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
- 19.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
- 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) first (d) short
- 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
- 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
- 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) soft (d) late
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) dry (d) early
Answer key
- dark
- asleep
- sit
- last
- dirty
- small
- heavy
- last
- hard
- short
- slow
- girl
- hot
- take
- winter
- pull
- soft
- hot
- weak
- rich
- big
- late
- below
- in
- small
- day
- first
- night
- weak
- strong
- evening
- young
- far
- fast
- cold
- clean
- light
- short
- sad
- early
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